Julie specializes in releasing trapped emotions and alleviating trauma and PTSD. Her clients practice breath work and loving self-talk in order to amplify the effects of the somatic therapies. She firmly believes that when we address our own physical and emotional pain, we can more easily feel compassion for others.
Julie’s healing journey began at age 50 when she traveled to Rishikesh, India to study yoga, meditation, and breath work. At the time, she was a tenured professor at the University of South Florida and had a thriving career publishing, presenting at international conferences, and teaching a wide variety of classes. But she wasn’t healthy and she wasn’t happy.
India, yoga, yoga therapy, breath work and marma massage opened up her heart and her mind and gave her the tools she needed to heal herself.
Julie retired from USF in May 2022 and in August of 2022 she received her massage therapist license in Colorado and Florida. She’s also received her certificate to assist people as they undertake psliocybin trips to treat trauma and PTSD.
In gratitude for this newly discovered health, Julie founded BreathWorks in January 2022 to teach self-care and trauma recovery through yoga, meditation, breath work, massage. BreathWorks offers donation-based classes in which 100% of the proceeds raised go to fund weekly trauma-informed yoga classes for the St. Petersburg Baldwin’s Women Center which supports women recovering from substance abuse.
Some populations, however, cannot afford or are not privy to the relief that these healing modalities offer. Julie offers the same services to ANYONE who needs these healing modalities. She is convinced that doing so will make the world a kinder, more compassionate place to be.
And that’s good for everyone.